Coscinodiscineae | |
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Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | SAR |
Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
Order: | Centrales |
Suborder: | Coscinodiscineae |
Families | |
Coscinodiscophycidae or Coscinodiscineae is a grouping of Coscinodiscophyceae, previously known as "Centrales", a paraphyletic order of centric diatoms, a major group of algae and one of the most common members of the phytoplankton.
Valves generally have a marginal ring of processes. They usually have symmetry with no polarities.